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Humans are creatures of habit! Granted, some people behave more habitually than others. But while we don’t like to think of ourselves as habitual creatures, truth is we are. And it doesn’t matter if the habits you’ve adopted work for or against you. Once you’ve “installed” them, to some degree, they run, control, and perhaps …

Do you know of an Advanced Practice Nurse new or aspiring to a leadership position? The Duke-Johnson & Johnson Nurse Leadership Program is designed specifically to offer Advanced Practice Nurses a life-changing opportunity to become leaders of new models of care. This one year program, through onsite retreats combined with distance-based sessions, offers innovative and integrated …

Did you know (she said “tongue-in-cheek”) that healthcare providers get burned out? Yes we do. It does not matter if you are a nurse practitioner (NP), a physician assistant (PA), a physician (MD/DO), a registered nurse (RN) or any other type of healthcare provider…we sometimes just get burned out. Our work is rewarding but it’s hard. …

One of the most common obstacles the clinicians (nurse practitioners, physician assistants and registered nurses) I work with need to overcome is fear. Many may be afraid of making the transition from being a paid provider in a clinic to running their own clinic and paying others, afraid of marketing themselves, afraid of learning new skills, …